2. You overthrew their democratically elected government in 1953, by paying thugs and fake protesters, then the Iranians revolted and you had the 70s revolution and they humiliated you and kicked you out. You were mad ever since and even hired Sadam Hussein to fight them.

2. You overthrew their democratically elected government in 1953, by paying thugs and fake protesters, then the Iranians revolted and you had the 70s revolution and they humiliated you and kicked you out. You were mad ever since and even hired Sadam Hussein to fight them.

Arguments about the Shah, the revolution and our misguided foreign policy and actions aside, the primary reason that we can't trust Iran because it's ran by a bunch of crazy religious fanatics.

Good move. The vast majority of Iran's population, heavily skewed on the younger side, are very pro-Western. By engaging in diplomacy, this buys time in which the hardline Old Guard can die and be replaced by more progressive constituents.

Israel does carry a LOT of weight in regards to the US's foreign policy, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, but the US still gives tens of billions in aid to predominantly Muslim countries that are openly hostile to Israel. It is extremely unlikely that the Obama administration would greenlight any pre-emptive strike against Iran.

2. You overthrew their democratically elected government in 1953, by paying thugs and fake protesters, then the Iranians revolted and you had the 70s revolution and they humiliated you and kicked you out. You were mad ever since and even hired Sadam Hussein to fight them.

Yes...we don't have clean hands, no doubt.

Now, what do to moving forward? The religious zealots have control (and I'm sure part of that is thanks to us), but I don't want those quacks having nukes no matter what.

If President Barak Obama brought soul crusher to the White House Rose Garden and ordered you to, "kneel", he would kneel before the President and with two fists and mouth wide open, start to work on that Kenyan mastiff.

Talking to iran is a good thing. Isolating them and treating them like a villain from a comic book is ridiculous...especially considering the massive hypocrisy of the whole nuke situation regarding them and israel. I'm glad the israelis influence over our foreign policy doesn't seem quite as strong as it used to be.